Introducing Sari and Tomi

4 This finding is similar to Wulansari and Alam . n their study they found that ndonesian nurses who work at the hospital in Japan feel disappointed because they only allowed to perform non‐medical care before passing the National Board Examination. Before came to Japan, Sari worked several months as nurse at hospital in East Java. As she explained, nurse’s main work in ndonesia is to give an injection, infusion, and provide medicine. Therefore when she was sent to the nursing home and knowing that her work was limited to the fulfillment of the basic humane care she felt very disappointed. 5.2 Sabar and Bercanda as A Way to Communicate with Residents ndonesian nurses sent to Japan learned Japanese language six months before going to Japan and six months after arrived in Japan. owever for some nurses, the Japanese language is still an obstacle in their daily works. They have trouble in communicating with the residents. For example, some who sent to rural areas have difficulty to understanding the local dialect hougen, which is completely different with the Japanese standard they learned. And also one of the most important in their works is to write a daily care note kaigonisshi . Daily care note can be a hurdle for them because they have to write it in kanji chinese character . And in some nursing home daily care note is handwriting. As demonstrated above, in order to become registered caregiver they first must passed the National Board Examination. Therefore they work and study for the National Boards Examination preparation at the same time. Because they have to learn kaigo in Japanese, they found it difficult especially to understand technical jargon. owever despite in this difficult circumstance, Tomi says that the most important way to communicate with the residents is with sabar and bercanda. t is hard to communicate with orang tua elder people . But to build a trusting relationship with the residents who have dementia or not is to repeat the same thing everyday, we have to be patient. For example say your name everyday to them. f we do it with patient, we will have close relationship with them. You will see, that even residents who have dementia will remember you. And don’t forget to bercanda make jokes with them. They need it, it’s an entertainment for them” Tomi Tomi, every time ofuro bath time comes, will be wearing pink or blue apron and tied a small towel on his head and greet irasshaimase” welcome to all the residents who will he bathed. One day there was one resident who come to him and asking the same question all day, and he said see, that is why we have to be patient”. This kind of communication makes Tomi the most favorite caregiver in his floor. One day when Tomi did not come to work, a resident name Tachikawa pseudonym asked about Tomi to Sari. Where is Tomi?” Sari replied e is not coming today, but don’t worry will take care of you today” but then she denied her Oh no, prefer Tomi”, and Sari was burst to laugh. 5.3 Kaigo as New Knowledge As pointed above Sari and Tomi’s background is registered nurse in ndonesia. Before came to Japan they did not have a clear picture about their work. When they found out the truth about their work they feel disappointed because what they imagined and the reality was very different. owever after they learned about kaigo and practiced it they gained a new perspective about kaigo. Kaigo can certainly be applied in ndonesia by applied it directly to the society. t can be practiced in community health center or by opening a clinic on my own. receive patients at home and explain to them how to care for older people, or how to care older people with dementia. For example if there is a dementia patient who can’t move his legs, can do rehabilitation. Doesn’t mean that kaigo have to be applied only in nursing home, but we can apply directly in the society” Tomi realized that nursing is not always something about medical or pharmacological. n Japan the nursing technology is very improved but there is also rehabilitation. What think the most important thing that learned in here is called rengkei cooperation . The hospital cooperated with the rehabilitation center to get the patients recovered from hisher illness. ts very different with ndonesia. want to bring kaigo to ndonesia when return someday. want to practice it for my family or for people in my village. Or if can for the people in ndonesia” Sari Sari and Tomi realized that kaigo is a knowledge that can be applied in ndonesia. Working in Japanese nursing home benefit them in how they planning for the future. Kaigo is a manifestation of their future when decided to return to ndonesia. Not only for them, kaigo that brought to ndonesia by Sari and Tomi is a benefit also for the people around them. They can become agents of change in society about how to understand and care for the elder people.

6. Conclusion

have described the work experiences of Sari and Tomi. As we can see from above description, there is a positive change of Sari and Tomi’s point of view for kaigo. When they first being sent to imawari nursing home, due to the lack of information concerning kaigo and caregiver’s main work, they felt disappointment. owever after they learned and practiced kaigo in their daily work, they found kaigo as a new knowledge and can be practiced in their society. Experiences and knowledge they gained in Japan help them to plan for their future. n this study also we can see that the Japanese language still a hurdle for ndonesian nurses to prepare for their National Board Examination. owever in practice in their daily works at the nursing home, the Japanese language is not a barrier in communicating with the residents. n fact, Tomi found a way to communicate with the residents. That is with sabar and bercanda. This way of communicating makes him the most wanted caregiver in his floor. Kaigo is a new notion for ndonesian nurses. Aging society and kaigo houken long‐term care insurance are two things that distinguish between ndonesia and Japan society. And the impact of the differences is felt directly by Sari and Tomi who work in nursing home in Japan. believe that the experiences of ndonesian nurses, who work in Japan, like Sari and Tomi’s experiences, could give a positive influence for the ndonesian society in the future. Acknowledgement The author wish to express her gratitude to all ndonesian nurses who participated in this study. Thank you for the trust and allowed me to stepped in into your lives and share all the stories. would like to express gratitude also to all the staff in imawari nursing home. Thank you to let me in and helped me learn about kaigo. References Bachtiar, Alam and Wulansari, Sri Ayu. . Creative Friction: Some Preliminary Considerations on the Socio‐Cultural ssues Encountered by ndonesian Nurses in Japan. n Bulletin of Kyushu University Asia Center, Vol , pp. 8 ‐ irano, Yuko Ohara and Wulansari, Sri Ayu. . The Japan‐ndonesia Economic Partnership Agreement Through the Eyes of ndonesian Applicants: A Survey and a Focus Group Discussion with ndonesian Nurses. n Bulletin of Kyushu University Asia Center , Vol , pp. ‐